I dreamed of following in my mother’s footsteps to become a teacher. We would spend our Augusts decorating her classrooms with cheesy quotes and fun colors. During the year, she would grade assignments and share her elementary school students’ funny insights while I did my homework by her side. Then, I began to watch her […]
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Embracing AI: ChatGPT is a Teacher’s Friend, Not Foe
Artificial intelligence is powerful. We can use it to generate artistic images with a short prompt in DALL-E, or to negotiate our daily lives via smart assistants like Siri or Alexa. But as ever, the arrival of transformative technology raises doubt and fear: will it be made to do our bidding in ways that improve […]
Black History, Banned.
Toni Morrison’s first published novel The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola, a young Black girl living in the wake of the Great Depression who yearns for blue eyes and blonde hair, as she believes that her blackness makes her ugly. The story touches on an array of themes, including domestic violence, incest, rape, […]